Town Hall · Bellaire

Bellaire, OH town hall & government

Bellaire spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $650 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bellaire's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bellaire's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$650
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million48%
Sewer & trash
$910,00035%
Roads & transportation
$303,00012%
Fire
$122,0005%
Administration & buildings
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 35%
  • Utility sales 29%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From the state <1%

Bellaire didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bellaire

Full-time staff
25
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
8 full-time4 part
Police
7 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bellaire Local School District

Bellaire's K–12 school district, shared with Pultney and Mead. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,079
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,107
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,079 per pupil, $9,616 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bellaire pay

Typical tax bill
$827
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$85,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Bellaire's government

🏛️ Official websitebellaireohio.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bellaire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bellaire

Bellaire is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Bellaire's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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